Building Better Futures: Migrant Women’s Entrepreneurship Training

‘Building Better Futures - Migrant Women’s Entrepreneurship’ is a training programme aimed at increasing migrant women’s entrepreneurial activity in Ireland. The course is being run by Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) with partners DCU Ryan Academy for Entrepreneurship and is free of charge for participants. The bespoke training programme delivered by DCU Ryan Academy for Entrepreneurs will provide 25 migrant women with an overview of key aspects of being a successful entrepreneur in Ireland. The modules delivered will provide technical knowledge and expertise for participants to start and grow their own businesses. Students will be supported and mentored by leading industry and education experts.

Modules include:

Setting up a Business in Ireland

Customer Journey and Customer Discovery

Sales Strategy and Process

Branding and Digital Marketing

Financial Planning

Communicating your Business

Mentorship Support

Who is this for?

The training is for migrant women entrepreneurs who:

have previous business experience either in Ireland or in their country of origin

and/or have a great start-up idea and need support to make it happen

and/or have an early stage start-up and need support to upscale and expand their business

Places on the training are limited to 25. The course is open to migrant women in Ireland. Thosefromoutside the EU must hold a valid Stamp 4 or be naturalised Irish citizens.

Restrictions due to funder requirements: women on jobseeker's allowance/benefit are not eligible to apply for the course. Other social welfare payment recipients are eligible.

Deadline for applications:November 30th 2017.

This is a competitive process. Places are limited to 25. The following criteria will apply for selection of participants:

Quality of application (please tell us lots about yourself and your ambitions!)

Relevant entrepreneurial experience

Quality of start-up idea

What are the costs?

This course is fully funded by the ESF Gender Equality Fund under its Women’s Entrepreneurship funding stream 2017-2020.